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Cascade Loop Road Trip: Day 2

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The Ranger had told us that there was a great hike up to Cascade Pass, however the parking lot, we were warned, fills up by 9AM.   We got up in plenty of time and ate some poppyseed muffins as we headed to the trailhead. When we got to the portion of the road that was unpaved, we ended up behind someone driving very cautiously, and very SLOWLY.    We inched along, mile after mile, and still made it to the parkinglot by about 8 AM. And it was pretty full. But we found a spot to park, and readied ourselves for the hike. Looking at the map at the trailhead, we were prepared for switchbacks and elevation gain. The ranger had mentioned that it was a climb, but worth it.  We had a great hike. I closed my movement ring (burned enough calories for the day) by 9:30AM. That was a first! 😄 We were both feeling grateful to encounter this trail at the end of the summer when we’d already done quite a bit of hiking - from a physical conditioning standpoint. It was work, but we wer...
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Cascade Loop Road Trip: Day 1

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With Desmond safely off to Boy Scout camp and our cruck packed up for adventure, we dropped Cosmo off at a friend’s house and headed down the road.   Our first destination was to be Whidbey Island. The map in our National Park Passport book showed that there was a national Historical Reserve on the island so we pointed the GPS in that direction and started off. The passport book acts like a big United States scavenger hunt. And we enjoy going out of our way to visit new places and stamp the book. The weather was beautiful and sunny. The drive was pleasant, and we made it through Seattle without hitting any considerable traffic, so our trip was off to a great start.   We weren’t sure exactly which lane to be in as we neared the ferry terminal. We watched cars zipping past at an intersection in a lane that we soon realized was the ferry lane. We got in a line to have our digital tickets scanned. There were quite a few lanes, and the one we were in was slower than the others. We ...
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